Xiaomi 15 Pro gains Snapdragon 8 Elite, 5x periscope and beefy battery

2024-11-03

Xiaomi 15 Pro is the larger sibling of the Xiaomi 15 and one of the first phones to launch with Qualcomm’s recently announced Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. Apart from carrying Qualcomm’s best mobile SoC, the 15 Pro offers some meaningful improvements over its predecessor, including a brighter display, overhauled cameras and a massive 6,100 mAh battery.

Xiaomi 15 Pro colors

While its screen still measures 6.73 inches, the 15 Pro"s LTPO OLED panel has slimmer borders around the display and a micro-curved design featuring subtle curves on all four corners.

Xiaomi 15 Pro gains Snapdragon 8 Elite, 5x periscope and beefy battery

Thanks to the new M9 luminous material, the display now features a peak brightness of 3,200 nits. It still boasts a 1,440 x 3,200px resolution and a 1-120Hz refresh rate, and you also get an embedded ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. Xiaomi also added its Dragon Crystal Glass 2.0 protection to help prevent scratches.

Moving around the back, Xiaomi is offering an overhauled triple camera setup with Leica-branded cameras and a new AISP 2.0 computational photography system.

The 50MP main camera uses an OmniVision Light Fusion 900 sensor (the same one from the Xiaomi 14) – a 1/1.31" sensor with a 23mm equivalent focal length. It is paired with a new 50MP periscope (IMX858) with 5x optical zoom, doubling as a tele-macro lens. The third shooter is a 50MP ultrawide unit with a 14mm equivalent focal length.

Xiaomi is upping the battery capacity to 6,100 mAh with support for 90W wired and 50W wireless charging. The phone also boots Android 15 with Xiaomi’s brand new HyperOS 2 on top.

Xiaomi 15 Pro comes in Grey, White and Green colors as well as a more premium Rock Silver version, which features a 3D water ripple effect.

Pricing starts at CNY 5,299 ($742) for the 12/256GB trim and goes up to CNY 5,799 ($812) for the 16/512GB version. The top-of-the-line 16GB RAM and 1TB model is CNY 6,499 ($910).